Open Door Policy Cartoon: When 'We Listen' Means 'Leave a Message.'

The Scenario: In this open door policy cartoon, we see the ultimate performative gesture. A manager’s office features a wide-open door and signs proclaiming "We Listen!" and "Most Welcome." However, the room is entirely empty.

It captures the frustrating reality where an open door policy is advertised in every handbook, but actual availability remains a rare commodity.

The caption sums it up: "It's always open... when no one's there."

The Observation: This piece of workplace satire targets the disconnect between leadership intent and employee reality. It critiques a corporate culture where the open door policy cartoon represents a checkbox exercise rather than a commitment to presence.

Through this comic, Kaapi with Ravi highlights the absurdity of an office where the door is open solely for appearances, leaving employees to "leave a message" for a leader who is never home.

An open door is useless if the person behind it is always behind a closed schedule.

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• Series: HR Policies Cartoons

  
  

• Theme: HR Cartoons